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The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) suspended the vaccination phase against foot-and-mouth disease in May in the states of Acre and Rondônia, most of the states of Amazonas and Mato Grosso that are part of Block I of the withdrawal plan of vaccines in Brazil The decision was made due to the planning of the National Program for the Eradication and Prevention of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PNEFA 2017-2026), whose objective is to expand the areas free of FMD without vaccination throughout Brazil.
However, vaccination will be replaced by the declaration of herds of all species (cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and birds). This means that even if the farmer does not need to be vaccinated at this stage in May, he will have to declare his entire herd from May 1 to June 15, 2020. Failure to do so, of the species mentioned above, will result in producer default with Idaf.
To help producers, the agency’s local veterinary units in the municipalities will be operating, exceptionally, from 7 am to 1 pm, due to the new coronavirus pandemic. With measures stipulated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health (MS) for the prevention and control of Covid-19, the Defense Institute has been providing faster ways that do not cause crowds in units .
Therefore, the herd declaration can be made through the electronic address gta.ac.gov.br, in the online producer mode. The producer may also contact Idaf for clarification. The list with the units’ phones and emails can be found on the agency’s website at http://idaf.acre.gov.br/.
Veterinary doctor Jessé Monteiro, Idaf’s technical director, says that the producer who does not make the declaration will be considered in breach of his obligations, suffering the same sanctions as when he stopped vaccinating. The herd’s declaration must include the number of births, deaths, in addition to all other species that the producer has on the same property, such as pigs, sheep, goats, birds and horses. Other important information is about the transit of animals during the declaration period.
“For the issuance of GTA – Animal Transit Guide – for purposes other than slaughter, the maximum period is until April 30. For slaughter, the validity will be until Sunday (3/4), for slaughter on Monday (1/5) Other than that, the producers are blocked until they make the declaration of their herd. After making the declaration, at the same time you can now issue GTA normally, “director Jessé Monteiro explained.
The Idaf technical director also highlighted the importance of the work that the defense institute has been doing during the new coronavirus pandemic, maintaining the operation of essential services and ensuring the quality of products of animal and plant origin that reach consumers. .
“We are all going through difficult times with this coronavirus pandemic, but in Idaf we continue to fulfill our obligations and comply with all the decisions of Governor Gladson Cameli so that with that we can guarantee the quality of the food that reaches the consumers’ table. . and also the health of our animals and vegetables. “
